The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-09
THE RUBBER NIP
A GREAT IMPROVEMENT UPON
THE OLD PLAN
or Retreattng Into n Corner OF a
ParIOr Oar and Finishing n
Riask Out OF Grip.
IoORRRspospEscE OF TIE APPEAL.

lUOkhBsfOhDBsCB OF THk APPEAL.
New YoRK, Jsnusry THAT any
man should suppose that women, in
order to get Ely nips Of alcohol, would
take the fluid concealed in mock fruit
surpassed ali the 70 ly l had ever en-
counter red. Why, the simple upshot
Of euch device would be that giapes
and ihA like, rssl and unreal, would
become suspicious and couldn't be
eatsn wi b pJopriety at all. Bat l
bavs investigated India rubber small
fruit is an actually. Il WIS patented
on NovembT II. 1888. Tee number
OF pstent is 800, 49l, and l have a copy
OF the specifications On file In the Pat
ent Off 70. tine general nature Of my
invention" says the misguided in-
ventor, lis capsule ned of thin
india rubb r, or equ yalett material,
filed with spirits OF Other l.quid,, i'm
ita ing the appearance OF grapes, cur
rauiB and similar globuDsr small fruit"
He explains that his mode Of carrying
out his invention l. TO take very thin
shs ct If india rubber aud fold the
same over the n zzle OF syri ge, or
force pump, supplied with tbs liquor
which the capsules sre intended 10
contain. The liq lor is then forced
into tbs rubber disk, which dis
tends into a gIobulsr form.
When sufficient has b5en mi
ed, the mouth of what is now the
filed capsule is parman sntly closed by
mean. OF fine ard very ttr ng cord,
lied around the same immedia ely in
front Of tina nczz,s OF the syringe, or
force pump, and ths surplus of rubber
is cut of. The smo tn, gistening
cspsu presents big inviting, in
deed luscious Appearance" he adds,
closely re, embling that OF a grape,
currsnt, cherry, or o.her liks fruit
The manner OF using the csp,ule is
obvious. They are taken in the
mouth, and when sufficiently COM
pressed therein the thin rubber will
burst, the liberated liquid being swal-
lowed and the rubber skin elected, all
similar to the eating of an ordinary
grape" The ludicrous attempt ID be-
ing made Just now In New York to in
troduce the rubber grape, and society
maids and matrons, who are supposed
tn be of Ia retiring disposition, find in
forth the advantages OF secret tipping
in public. Sample boxes have bsen
placed where they would do the
most good, or evil, and the msnufactu-
re- cay IN their circular: ave have
already received abundant testimony
as to approb @tion of this novel and
tasty method of putting up selected
wines and liqu ors, as they can bs most
conventionslly and pleasantly utilized
on all such occasions or moments
when refreshments are not proper nor
necessity, Travellers tatieued and
exhausted from journeying will fnd a
ready means for refreshing stimu-
liant whenever needed without OBJ
servation, even in the most critical
surroundings"
The rubber nip seems to have been
found an improvement UPON the old
plan OF retreating into corner of a
parlor Car aud fishing flask out of a
gripsack. Supplied with a box of
whisky grapes, the most respectable
appearing matTon in carload OF Good
Templars can GET comfortably full in
her seat, and peaceably 90 TO sleep
without attracting attention or losing
her reputation. The circular con-
tinues: Persons who are apt to be-
come faint in prolonged sssemblages
will find a ready restoration This
evidently means that, while men
70 out of the thesters between acts,
the women. provided with four or five
pony brsndes, can worry through a
i've act trag dy without disturbing their
neighbors, or acquiring an undeserved
rsput ition for being dissipsted. "For
orators, actors and singers" rays the
circular, "they are invaluable, owing
to the unobserved manner in which
they can be uti I'D to overcome ia
tigue from ex riion." The directions
for use are minute and particular:
"When putting the grape into the
mouth press the lips tightly togsther,
bend the head forward slightly, then
crush the grape between the teeth or
insert O pin or a toothpick between
the lips and pene rate the craps. After
swallowing the contents eject the
skin" When a ia devotee in church
is eeen to bow her head upon the
back OF the pew in front Of her and re-
sumo an erect position and a p acid,
happy expression, it would not be safe
to assume that she has been seeking
peace of mind in a purely religious
way. She may have derived spirituel
consolation fro n q rubber grape, No,
no there's no million in IL for the in